Eco-economic development under social constraints : how to redirect it toward sustainability? /
There are social limits to eco-economic growth, yet they are not actively accounted for within this new dominant paradigm. This situation has very important implications under sustainable development and sustainability. This paper has four goals: a) to call for the dropping of the term "sustain...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Quilmes, Argentina :
Universidad Nacional de Quilmes,
2003.
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| Online Access: | https://elibro.net/ereader/unanicaragua/20968 |
| Summary: | There are social limits to eco-economic growth, yet they are not actively accounted for within this new dominant paradigm. This situation has very important implications under sustainable development and sustainability. This paper has four goals: a) to call for the dropping of the term "sustainable development" from the development literature in order to allow for the clear specification and presentation of existing alternative paths toward sustainability; b) to summarize the characteristics and limits underlying the Eco-Economic Development model; c) to point out the limiting and compounding effect of social agents within this model; and d) to indicate the need to incorporate social factors as active agents in order to turn the Eco-Economic model toward Sustainability. |
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| Published: | 2000- |
| Publication Frequency: | Semestral |
| ISSN: | 1515-6443 ISSN1515-6443 |